“Have to stop it” – Chelsea star sharply criticizes own transfer mania
Thiago Silva has been playing for Chelsea FC since 2020 – now he is criticizing his employer
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After the end of the Champions League, Thiago Silva massively criticized the transfer mania of his employer Chelsea. The 38-year-old defender finds clear words. In winter alone, the club had invested hundreds of millions of euros.
Zwei, three chances for goals were there. But in the end it was Real Madrid who held their own against Chelsea and, after a 2-0 – 2-0 first leg – reached the semi-finals of the Champions League. The Premier League club, on the other hand, is out and won’t even be able to compete in the Europa League next season. Chelsea are adrift in eleventh place with just 39 points, far from the places that qualify for participation in international competition.
Thiago Silva, the experienced Chelsea defender, has now massively criticized the transfer policy and thus also the new owner of his club after the end in the premier class. The Londoners signed eight new players for more than 300 million euros in winter alone. Based on the entire season, the club has invested around 610 million euros in new staff. The squad consists of around 30 players.
“A difficult time, with great hesitation”
“We have to stop this and come up with a strategy. Otherwise we will make the same mistakes next season,” said the 38-year-old Brazilian in a TV interview on Wednesday evening after the second leg. “We had to enlarge the dressing room because it didn’t suit the size of the squad. It’s a difficult time for the club, with a lot of indecisiveness.”
The Londoners were taken over by US entrepreneur Todd Boehly last year. In the course of the great upheaval, Chelsea also parted ways with today’s Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel, who had only led the club to winning the Champions League in 2021.
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